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Project Description

This project funds the demolition and replacement of Fire Station 203, located in the Beverly Hills area of the City of Alexandria. This facility was built in 1948 and is no longer adequate to support modern fire and EMS apparatus, equipment, and operations. The new fire station will be a 15,000
square feet, two-story structure with two and a half operational bays to house an engine, a medic, administrative units, and all required personnel; as well as having the capacity for special service units.

Project Background

The project
DSUP was approved on March 18, 2017 and design has continued to 100%. Concurrently, the Selection Advisory Committee (SAC) for Fire Station 203 recommended Dustin Construction for the CMR contract on 12/14/2017. Dustin’s cost proposal is a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) with an
all-inclusive fixed amount for the temporary station, demolition, and new construction of the permanent fire station. Actual costs are also known for items such as A/E Fees and Project Management Support.

Construction is set to begin in Spring 2019 and is phased as follows:

Temporary Fire Station Construction and Occupancy - Summer 2019

Current Fire Station 203 Demolition - Summer 2019

Construction of new Fire Station 203 and Occupancy - Summer 2020

Temporary Fire Station Demolition - Summer 2020

Final Site Work/Parking - Summer/Fall 2020

Construction Impacts

The Fire Station 203 project consists of erecting a temporary facility to house 6-8 Alexandria Fire Department (AFD) staff, one fire engine, and one medic unit for the duration of the construction project. In the next phase, the existing firehouse will be demolished and the
new facility consisting of 15,000 square feet will be constructed on the same site. Finally, the temporary facility will be removed, and site development completed.

Be a
good Neighbor by being sensitive to the environment and daily life-Minimize disturbance, limit debris in streets, dust, and water runoff control measures, adhere to the City’s Noise Ordinance- Silt fences, wash rack area, trash pick-up, and street cleaning.

Construction Updates

Temporary Fire Station Construction

Work is just beginning on the
temporary fire station on Pierpont Street.
In the coming weeks, a temporary sewer line connection will be made near
the intersection of Pierpont and Monticello Blvd. To do this work, one lane of
traffic along Monticello will be closed to allow excavation and pipe
installation. This is a new sewer line that may take up to two weeks to
complete, however it will not have any effect on your existing sewer
service.

The temporary station also
requires a new gas line. This work will
be located on Pierpont Street a few yards north of the fire station
construction site. See the attached community letter for more location information. Pierpont Street is already closed to
thru traffic but the neighbors in the immediate vicinity may need to use other
nearby parking spaces during this installation. Washington Gas predicts the
line installation and street repair work will be done in 1-2 days and will not
have any effect on your existing gas service.

Finally,
an extension of electric service connecting underground to the trailer is also
being planned with Dominion Electric.
Dominion will notify you prior to doing that work to include information
on power outage, if any.

Temporary Fire Station Updates - July 3, 2019

Site work continues to accommodate the temporary fire
station which was delivered on June 6, 2019. The temporary apparatus bay is anticipated
to be delivered late July 2019. Installation of a gas line and utilities for the
temporary station will occur in August 2019. Additional information and potential
impacts will be available soon.

The temporary fire station will be ready for occupancy in
late August 2019 and demolition of the current Fire Station 203 will begin soon
after.

Site work to accommodate the temporary fire station
continues and is anticipated to be completed in time for the delivery of the
trailers at the end of May 2019. Tree cutting will be taking place May 23 -25
2019. The temporary fire station will be ready for occupancy in August 2019
with demolition of the existing Fire Station 203 to begin soon after. A groundbreaking
ceremony is planned for June 22, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

The first phase of the project, construction of the
temporary fire station, is set to begin on April 15, 2019 with the closing of
Pierpont Street. Pierpont Street will be the site for the temporary fire
station and the street will remain closed for the duration of the project. A groundbreaking
ceremony is planned for June
2019.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Community Meetings

An extensive community outreach program aimed at those that would be most affected by this project began in FY2016 and concluded in the Fall of 2018. Presentations for each meeting can be found below.